NASCAR Cup Series: 2018 preseason driver power rankings

By Asher Fair | Feb 12, 2018

TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 15: Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, and Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, lead a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Alabama 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 15, 2017 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) /

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TALLADEGA, AL – OCTOBER 15: Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, and Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) /

Unranked

Aric Almirola, #10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford
Austin Dillon, #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet
Ryan Newman, #31, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet
Paul Menard, #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford
Darrell Wallace Jr., #43, Richard Petty Motorsports, Ford
Ty Dillon, #13, Germain Racing, Chevrolet
Chris Buescher, #37, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet
A.J. Allmendinger, #47, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet
Kasey Kahne, #95, Leavine Family Racing, Chevrolet
Matt DiBenedetto, #32, Go FAS Racing, Ford
Ray Black Jr., #51, Rick Ware Racing, Chevrolet
Jeffrey Earnhardt, #33, Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group, Chevrolet
Kurt Busch, #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford
Michael McDowell, #34, Front Row Racing, Ford
David Ragan, #38, Front Row Racing, Ford
Ray Black Jr., #51, Rick Ware Racing, Chevrolote

Five who just missed the cut

Jamie McMurray, #1, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet

Ricky Stenhouse Jr., #17, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford

Clint Bowyer, #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford

Daniel Suarez, #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota

Trevor Bayne

, #6, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford

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